TradingKey – On August 7, Japanese and South Korean stock markets closed lower, with the Nikkei 225 Index closing down 0.12% at 65,606.71 points, and South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI index falling 0.60% to close at 6,258.71 points.

Source: TradingView

Among individual stocks, SK Hynix closed down 4.88% at 1,422,000 won (approximately $1,004), extending its recent volatile trend, while Samsung Electronics edged up 0.22% to close at 231,000 won.

Japanese tech stocks were generally under pressure, with Kioxia falling 2.07% to close at 47,730 yen (approximately $301), and SoftBank Group dropping 2.51% to close at 5,552 yen.

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